India suffered a disastrous start to their chase against New Zealand in the fourth One-Day International at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and stand-in captain Shreyas Iyer dismissed for ducks in a devastating opening over.
The visitors were left reeling after New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry struck three times in the first over, putting India under enormous pressure as they chased a target of 334.
Rohit departed off the first ball, edging Henry to the slips. Kohli followed after chopping the delivery onto his stumps, while Iyer was trapped leg-before-wicket on the final delivery of the over.
It was a particularly unwanted moment for Rohit, who registered his first golden duck in 205 ODI innings as an opener for India.
The collapse continued when Ruturaj Gaikwad was dismissed for five, caught at second slip off Kyle Jamieson. India had lost four wickets for just nine runs, leaving Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel to rebuild the innings.
In the latest update, India were struggling at 61/5 after twenty overs.
Earlier, New Zealand were bowled out for 333 in 50 overs after being sent in to bat.
Will Young led the hosts' innings with a superb 125, making India pay for two early dropped catches.
